Alberta Oil and the Declince of Democracy in Canada Resource Type: Book Published: 2015 If reliance on oil production undermines democratic participation and governance in Canada, then what does the Alberta case suggest for the future of democracy in other industrialized nations?
How should we remember Ralph Klein? Resource Type: Article Published: 2013 Ralph Klein was one of Canada's most aggressive neo-liberals. Klein's true legacy is a string of anti-social policies and programs.
Slick Water Fracking and One Insider's Stand Against the World's Mot Powerful Industry Resource Type: Book Published: 2015 A story of abuses by the fossil fuel industry and governments, telling the story of fracking rhough the lens of a legal battle to expose the truth. Nikiforuk raises stark questions about the role of Big Oil in government, society's obsession with mining low-grade oil and gas formations, and the future of democracy.
Slumming It At the Rodeo The Cultural Roots of Canada's Right-Wing Revolution Resource Type: Book Published: 1998 Are the Federal Reform Party's Manning, Ontario's Harris and Alberta's Klein the struttin' cowboy champions of direct democracy? Or just sell- outs to the private sector? Laird tackles these questions.